Founder · FlowsXR
Prasanth Sasikumar
Founder of FlowsXR, building Sidekick: an AI assistant that gives field technicians real-time guidance through smart glasses. Previously a Research Fellow at the National University of Singapore researching VR motion sickness with Meta, and still tinkering on AR/VR projects on the side. If it's got wheels, count me in for a passionate chat about cars and motorcycles!
- 25+
- publications
- 15+
- prototypes
- 9
- yrs in XR
- 100+
- cars saved from scrap
Selected work
Field tools, research prototypes & one very long ride
FlowsXR
Sidekick — AI Assistant for Field Technicians
Real-time guidance via smart glasses
CHI 2026
Zenflow — MR Transitions for Sleep & Relaxation
Co-designed with mental health experts
With Meta
VR Motion Sickness Prediction Model
Analyzing VR gameplay videos
Research
Wearable RemoteFusion — Scene Reconstruction
Real-time volumetric capture
CHI 2024
SeEar — Real-time AR Captions for DHH Students
Accessible interfaces in live classrooms
EEG + VR
NeuralDrum — Collaborative Music in VR
Brain synchrony drives shared drumming
Off the clock
18,000+ km across India, Nepal & Bhutan — 28 states, 6 union territories, 4 months. 72 vehicles owned and counting; stories in the Garage.
2026
Zenflow: Investigating MR Transitions for Enhancing Sleep and Relaxation
Proceedings of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems …, 2026
2026
Interrupting Autopilot: Evaluating Sensory Interventions for Momentary Self-Regulation
Proceedings of the Extended Abstracts of the 2026 CHI Conference on Human …, 2026
2026
Inbody Interactions
Proceedings of the Augmented Humans International Conference 2026, 733-736, 2026
Experience
2026 — now
FounderFlowsXR
2023 — now
Research FellowNational University of Singapore
2020 — 22
Research & Teaching AssistantUniversity of Auckland / Massey University
Education
2019 — 24
Ph.D in Empathic ComputingUniversity of Auckland
2017 — 18
Master of Human Interface TechnologyUniversity of Canterbury